{"id":2543,"date":"2026-09-03T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:29:29","slug":"880-women-menstrual-menopausal-health-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/880-women-menstrual-menopausal-health-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 880 Women Become Advocates for Menstrual and Menopausal Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2543\" class=\"elementor elementor-2543\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000001 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33000000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 880 women are now prepared to serve as <strong>menstrual and menopausal health advocates<\/strong> after completing months of education delivered by OWACDO with support from F\u00f2s Feminista through the Sang Pour Sang Project.<\/p><p>Their graduation on 28 May 2026 was both a celebration and a public commitment. 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More than 800 participants joined a road walk from Tito Gate to the Benue State Emergency Management Agency office in Makurdi.<\/p><p>By taking the message into public space, the walk challenged the idea that menstruation should remain hidden. It called for accurate health information, safe menstrual-hygiene practices and environments in which girls and women can manage menstruation without shame, exclusion or interruption to daily life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000008 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33000007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-health-road-walk-in-Makurdi-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2524\" alt=\"World Menstrual Health and Dignity Day road walk in Makurdi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-health-road-walk-in-Makurdi-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-health-road-walk-in-Makurdi-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-health-road-walk-in-Makurdi-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Menstrual-health-road-walk-in-Makurdi.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">More than 800 participants walked through Makurdi to make menstrual health and dignity visible.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300000a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3300000a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33000009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From learners to community advocates<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300000c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3300000c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300000b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3300000b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduation recognised the sustained learning behind the public event. The women had explored menstrual and menopausal health, challenged harmful myths and developed the confidence to discuss issues that are often surrounded by silence.<\/p><p>Completion did not mark the end of their role. Graduates were encouraged to carry reliable information into homes, schools, women\u2019s groups and community spaces. Their lived experience and local relationships make them valuable advocates who can listen respectfully, correct misinformation and encourage others to seek appropriate support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300000e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3300000e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300000d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3300000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Women-complete-menstrual-health-education-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2525\" alt=\"Women celebrate completion of menstrual and menopausal health training\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Women-complete-menstrual-health-education-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Women-complete-menstrual-health-education-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Women-complete-menstrual-health-education-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/owacdo.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Women-complete-menstrual-health-education.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The graduates are equipped to continue health and dignity conversations within their communities.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000010 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3300000f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3300000f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a period-friendly future<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000012 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33000012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33000011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33000011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The scale of participation showed that menstrual dignity is not a niche concern. 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